diff --git a/allowed_bindings.rs b/allowed_bindings.rs
index 78dc8e76e0..d47dd36908 100644
--- a/allowed_bindings.rs
+++ b/allowed_bindings.rs
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ bind! {
     zend_hash_str_del,
     zend_hash_str_find,
     zend_hash_str_update,
+    zend_hash_update_ind,
     zend_internal_arg_info,
     zend_is_callable,
     zend_is_identical,
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ bind! {
     zend_resource,
     zend_string,
     zend_string_init_interned,
+    zend_throw_error,
     zend_throw_exception_ex,
     zend_throw_exception_object,
     zend_type,
diff --git a/src/zend/handlers.rs b/src/zend/handlers.rs
index c788145efd..2056ecd939 100644
--- a/src/zend/handlers.rs
+++ b/src/zend/handlers.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
-use std::{ffi::c_void, mem::MaybeUninit, os::raw::c_int, ptr};
+use std::{
+    ffi::{c_void, CString},
+    mem::MaybeUninit,
+    os::raw::c_int,
+    ptr,
+};
 
 use crate::{
     class::RegisteredClass,
     exception::PhpResult,
     ffi::{
-        std_object_handlers, zend_is_true, zend_object_handlers, zend_object_std_dtor,
-        zend_std_get_properties, zend_std_has_property, zend_std_read_property,
-        zend_std_write_property,
+        _zend_class_entry, std_object_handlers, zend_hash_update_ind, zend_is_true,
+        zend_object_handlers, zend_object_std_dtor, zend_std_get_properties, zend_std_has_property,
+        zend_std_read_property, zend_std_write_property, zend_throw_error,
     },
-    flags::ZvalTypeFlags,
+    flags::{PropertyFlags, ZvalTypeFlags},
     types::{ZendClassObject, ZendHashTable, ZendObject, ZendStr, Zval},
 };
 
@@ -92,6 +97,7 @@ impl ZendObjectHandlers {
             let prop_name = member
                 .as_ref()
                 .ok_or("Invalid property name pointer given")?;
+
             let self_ = &mut **obj;
             let props = T::get_metadata().get_properties();
             let prop = props.get(prop_name.as_str()?);
@@ -102,6 +108,9 @@ impl ZendObjectHandlers {
 
             Ok(match prop {
                 Some(prop_info) => {
+                    if prop_info.flags.contains(PropertyFlags::Private) {
+                        bad_property_access::<T>(prop_name.as_str()?);
+                    }
                     prop_info.prop.get(self_, rv_mut)?;
                     rv
                 }
@@ -148,6 +157,9 @@ impl ZendObjectHandlers {
 
             Ok(match prop {
                 Some(prop_info) => {
+                    if prop_info.flags.contains(PropertyFlags::Private) {
+                        bad_property_access::<T>(prop_name.as_str()?);
+                    }
                     prop_info.prop.set(self_, value_mut)?;
                     value
                 }
@@ -186,9 +198,19 @@ impl ZendObjectHandlers {
                 if val.prop.get(self_, &mut zv).is_err() {
                     continue;
                 }
-                props.insert(name, zv).map_err(|e| {
-                    format!("Failed to insert value into properties hashtable: {e:?}")
-                })?;
+
+                let name = if val.flags.contains(PropertyFlags::Private) {
+                    println!("Private property {name}");
+                    format!("\0{}\0{name}", T::CLASS_NAME)
+                } else if val.flags.contains(PropertyFlags::Protected) {
+                    println!("Protected property {name}");
+                    format!("\0*\0{name}")
+                } else {
+                    (*name).to_string()
+                };
+                let mut name = ZendStr::new(name, false);
+
+                zend_hash_update_ind(props, name.as_mut_ptr(), &mut zv);
             }
 
             Ok(())
@@ -296,3 +318,22 @@ impl ZendObjectHandlers {
         }
     }
 }
+
+/// Throws the error if a property is accessed incorrectly.
+/// This only throws the error and does not perform any checks.
+///
+/// # Panics
+///
+/// * If the property name is not a valid c string.
+unsafe fn bad_property_access<T: RegisteredClass>(prop_name: &str) {
+    zend_throw_error(
+        ptr::null_mut::<_zend_class_entry>(),
+        CString::new(format!(
+            "Cannot access private property {}::${}",
+            T::CLASS_NAME,
+            prop_name
+        ))
+        .expect("Failed to convert property name")
+        .as_ptr(),
+    );
+}
diff --git a/tests/src/integration/class/class.php b/tests/src/integration/class/class.php
index a6295f6e0e..0adc596567 100644
--- a/tests/src/integration/class/class.php
+++ b/tests/src/integration/class/class.php
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 <?php
 
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+require(__DIR__ . '/../_utils.php');
+
 // Tests constructor
 $class = test_class('lorem ipsum', 2022);
-assert($class instanceof TestClass);
+assert($class instanceof Foo\TestClass);
 
 // Tests getter/setter
 assert($class->getString() === 'lorem ipsum');
@@ -25,4 +29,7 @@
 assert($class::staticCall('Php') === 'Hello Php');
 
 // Call static from class
-assert(TestClass::staticCall('Php') === 'Hello Php');
+assert(Foo\TestClass::staticCall('Php') === 'Hello Php');
+
+assert_exception_thrown(fn() => $class->private_string = 'private2');
+assert_exception_thrown(fn() => $class->private_string);
diff --git a/tests/src/integration/class/mod.rs b/tests/src/integration/class/mod.rs
index c94f5e7761..cc43a84cd6 100644
--- a/tests/src/integration/class/mod.rs
+++ b/tests/src/integration/class/mod.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 use ext_php_rs::prelude::*;
 
 #[php_class]
+#[php(name = "Foo\\TestClass")]
 pub struct TestClass {
     string: String,
     number: i32,
     #[php(prop)]
     boolean: bool,
+    #[php(prop, flags = "ext_php_rs::flags::PropertyFlags::Private")]
+    private_string: String,
+    #[php(prop, flags = ext_php_rs::flags::PropertyFlags::Protected)]
+    protected_string: String,
 }
 
 #[php_impl]
@@ -41,6 +46,8 @@ pub fn test_class(string: String, number: i32) -> TestClass {
         string,
         number,
         boolean: true,
+        private_string: "private".to_string(),
+        protected_string: "protected".to_string(),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/src/integration/mod.rs b/tests/src/integration/mod.rs
index bd16cc75c3..afe5ba49ac 100644
--- a/tests/src/integration/mod.rs
+++ b/tests/src/integration/mod.rs
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ mod test {
                 stderr: {}
                 ",
                 output.status,
-                String::from_utf8(output.stdout).unwrap(),
-                String::from_utf8(output.stderr).unwrap()
+                String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout),
+                String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
             );
         }
     }